Top Books This Spring

When two women end up dead in the local river a town’s dark past comes rushing back. Fans of “The Girl on the Train” have another twisty ride to look forward to in Hawkins’ new novel of psychological suspense.

The second book in Rick Riordan’s “Trials of Apollo” series promises to be as much fun as the first. Mighty Apollo, now an awkward mortal teenager, continues his quest for redemption with plenty of hilarity and humiliation along the way.

Grann’s compelling work of narrative nonfiction delves into chilling conspiracies and prejudice surrounding one of the FBI’s first homicide investigations — the systematic murder of members of the wealthy Osage Indian nation.

Science fiction fans are eagerly awaiting this space opera involving human colonies scattered across the universe. When the connections between those colonies are threatened by a change in physics, three individuals are thrust into a race against time to save humanity.

“One of the Boys” is a powerful novel about two brothers who turn against their mother during a bitter divorce only to have their father spiral quickly into unpredictable and violent behavior. An intense depiction of familial bonds and brotherhood that makes every page count.

Where is your mobile phone right now? Chances are, it’s within your reach (if not in your hand). With temptation never far away, we all run the risk of addiction. Adam Alter explores how addiction works, focusing on the explosion of technology and its role in keeping us hooked.

This spring Scott Turow delivers a taut new legal thriller. Former Kindle County prosecutor Bill Boom is drawn into a case he can’t refuse when a lone witness comes forward with chilling information about the mass disappearance of an entire Gypsy refugee camp.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Olive Kitteridge” and “My Name is Lucy Barton” introduces a large cast of small-town characters (including a grown-up Lucy Barton) and plumbs their emotional and psychological depths with masterful skill.

Although these books are all due out in the next couple of months, most are available on Amazon pre-order – just click on the book title for more information.